ET Startup Awards 2026: Armatrix targets 10-12 pilots, commercial deployment of snake-like robotic arms in 2028Armatrix won the Best on Campus category at The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026 for its 3-5 metre long snake-like robotic arms designed ...
28 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
IndiGo's London to Delhi flight returns to Heathrow due to technical issueAn IndiGo Dreamliner operating flight 6E04 from London to Delhi encountered a technical issue shortly after take-off. The aircraft returned...
23 Sep, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
Canada is bolstering its defense industry as US relations fray. A boom is on for local contractorsCanada is strengthening its economic self-sufficiency by reducing reliance on American military suppliers. New defense funding is driving i...
27 Aug, 2026, 11.09 AM IST
Most travelers never notice this clever airport design that helps keep thousands of flights safe every day, and it involves windowsAir traffic control tower windows are uniquely designed to slope inward, effectively minimizing distracting reflections from the interior. ...
07 Aug, 2026, 10.33 PM IST
Tewolde Gebremariam: The storied career of Air India's new helmsman and the tough India test that awaits himTewolde Gebremariam, known for crisis management, will lead Air India. He previously managed Ethiopian Airlines through major global crises...
06 Aug, 2026, 03.45 PM IST
IIT-incubated startup's air taxis to fly in UAE & Southeast AsiaIIT-Madras incubated ePlane Company partners with Dubai’s Empire Aviation to globalize eVTOL air-taxis and air ambulances across India, UAE...
25 Feb, 2025, 06.11 AM IST
Air India to set up Aircraft Maintenance Training Institute in BengaluruAir India is establishing an aircraft maintenance training institute in Bengaluru. The institute will offer a four-year aircraft maintenanc...
22 Nov, 2024, 01.28 PM IST
Over 1,000 new jobs for skilled aviation engineers in India, says Air India top officialAir India is building a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Bengaluru, expected to create over 1,200 jobs for aviation engin...
04 Sep, 2024, 06.20 PM IST
Defence Ministry looks to rope in desi companies for upkeep of western aircraftIndian industry is being sought to create repair and overhaul facilities for western-origin aircraft, as part of the country's 'Make in Ind...
01 May, 2023, 11.39 PM IST
Privatised Air India witnesses its first labour stirAbout 1,700 aircraft maintenance technicians working with a government-owned engineering company that handles maintenance and repair jobs f...
16 Mar, 2022, 12.07 PM IST
Indian aircraft maintenance industry takes offThe industry in India generates about $900 million annually and the industry is growing at a modest rate over years despite the aviation in...
12 Oct, 2019, 07.06 AM IST
First aircraft from 3rd party inducted for maintenance at MRO unitThe minister expressed hope that the foreign airlines will also avail the MRO (maintenance, repair and over haul) services offered by the A...
13 Aug, 2017, 05.59 PM IST
DGCA to probe aircraft maintenance companies over irregularitiesAn MRO company carries out periodic maintenance checks, repairs and overhauls, that is, it undertakes the jobs needed to ensure aircraft sa...
12 Oct, 2016, 11.28 AM IST
Aircraft engineer course may become degree programmeThe government is considering to convert the three-year aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) certificate course into a fullfledged degree pr...
24 Jun, 2016, 04.32 AM IST
- DGCA suspends Indmar's licence, orders probe on alleged irregularity
The director general of civil aviation (DGCA) has suspended the licence of Indmar, one of the oldest maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO)...
19 May, 2012, 02.11 AM IST
Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher Airlines grounds 2 ATR Aircraft due to a cash crunchAt least 35 of Kingfisher's pilots have left the airlines over the past eight to nine months to join other rival carriers like IndiGo.
20 Jul, 2011, 10.10 AM IST
- American Airlines to cutting 1,500 maintenance jobs
American Airlines will cut 1,500 jobs in its maintenance division as it reduces its fleet of aircraft. The largest US airline told employee...
19 Jul, 2008, 05.04 AM IST